linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sparc: fix MSI build failure on Sparc32

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Date:	Wed, 11 Sep 2013 06:40:12 -0700
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>,
	Lior Amsalem <alior@...vell.com>,
	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel.garcia@...e-electrons.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sparc: fix MSI build failure on Sparc32

On 09/11/2013 03:32 AM, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Commit ebd97be635 ('PCI: remove ARCH_SUPPORTS_MSI kconfig option')
> removes the ARCH_SUPPORTS_MSI Kconfig option that allowed
> architectures to indicate whether they support PCI MSI or not. Now,
> PCI MSI support can be compiled in on any architecture thanks to the
> use of weak functions thanks to 4287d824f265 ('PCI: use weak functions
> for MSI arch-specific functions').
>
> So, architecture specific code is now responsible to ensure that its
> PCI MSI code builds in all cases, or be appropriately conditionally
> compiled.
>
> On Sparc, the MSI support is only provided for Sparc64, so the
> ARCH_SUPPORTS_MSI kconfig option was only selected for SPARC64, and
> not for the Sparc architecture as a whole. Therefore, removing
> ARCH_SUPPORTS_MSI broke Sparc32 configurations with CONFIG_PCI_MSI=y,
> because the Sparc-specific MSI code is not designed to be built on
> Sparc32.
>
> To solve this, this commit ensures that the Sparc MSI code is only
> built on Sparc64. This is done thanks to a new Kconfig Makefile helper
> option SPARC64_PCI_MSI, modeled after the existing SPARC64_PCI. The
> SPARC64_PCI_MSI option is an hidden option that is true when both
> Sparc64 PCI support is enabled and MSI is enabled. The
> arch/sparc/kernel/pci_msi.c file is now only built when
> SPARC64_PCI_MSI is true.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>
> Reported-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>

Yes, that fixes the build error.

Tested-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>

Thanks,
Guenter

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